Brussels, 13/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - Refusal to grant a student visa to a non-European passport-holder is not allowed on the grounds of bad exam results or lack of motivation, but solely under the criteria laid down in EU Directive 2004/114/EC or if fraudulent use of the directive is demonstrated. This is the view of European Court of Justice Advocate General Mengozzi in conclusions published on Thursday 12 June on case C-491/13 lodged by Ben Alaya.
EU Directive 2004/114/EC on entry...